Since I left off, we have done a few more things. We tried to go to Manly beach, but it rained on us unfortunately. So we filled the rest of the day with walking across the harbor bridge (the flat part). Paige actually ran most of the way across. We took the ferry around the harbor and got to see the Opera House at all different angles. Believe me, Dan took all the different sides with the camera also. We have a dozen or more pictures of the Opera House and Harbor Bridge.
On Wednesday, we took the kids to the Power House Museum and they played with some musical instruments and did some experiments. Dan was so kind to buy me a ticket to the Princess Diana exhibit. He took the kids and I took my time and enjoyed all the dresses, diamond tiaras, her wedding dress and so on. For those who know me, it was like a dream come true. Since it was such a beautiful day, we decided to take our chances and try Bondi Beach. We had an amazing time. The beach was amazing with its clear water and the great views of rocks and houses. Needless to say, we were exhausted when we got home.
Thurdsay has been the day we have all been looking forward to...Mom and Roger finally arrived safe and sound. Though they were tired, Dan made them walk all over Sydney. We did the tour of the inside of the Opera House and found out some interesting things. It was only opened in 1973, costing 100 million dollars with a budget of only 5 million to build. They had it paid for by 1975, 2 years after it was opened. This was funded by lottery tickets. They are very big with gambling over here. It is made completely out of conctrete with tiles on the outside. Even though it looks white it is actually a cream color. The outside is made of triple glazed tile.
Tomorrow is Friday so we will again do as much as possible. Then we are back to normal on Saturday returning to Brisbane. I will load my pictures then. Talk to you soon.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sydney
Dan has taken us on another great vacation so far. We arrived in Sydney or "Cindy" as Paige calls it on Saturday. Like usual, we hit the ground running. He took us over to see the Circular Quay. We browsed around, had pizza at the Ship Inn which is a pizza place, and then we saw the Opera house and the Harbor Bridge that Dan and I will be climbing later.
Sunday we had to take planes, trains and buses to get to Hillsong church. Just kidding...it did take us a while though. We had to take a train ride and a bus ride. It was worth it to go to a famous church down here. Later that day, we also had a nice time walking through Hyde Park and going to the Sydney look out tower. I think it was a great way to get oriented to the city.
Today was a somewhat slow day. We took the kids to the Sydney Aquarium after a ride on the monorail through the city. Christian had to work on his homework and that was about it.
We will continue to update throughout the week and pictures will follow when we get back to Brisbane.
Sunday we had to take planes, trains and buses to get to Hillsong church. Just kidding...it did take us a while though. We had to take a train ride and a bus ride. It was worth it to go to a famous church down here. Later that day, we also had a nice time walking through Hyde Park and going to the Sydney look out tower. I think it was a great way to get oriented to the city.
Today was a somewhat slow day. We took the kids to the Sydney Aquarium after a ride on the monorail through the city. Christian had to work on his homework and that was about it.
We will continue to update throughout the week and pictures will follow when we get back to Brisbane.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
What a Dad
This had been a great couple of weekends for the kids. Dan has spent the last couple of weekends with the kids. Last Sunday the 3rd of February Dan and Christian went to the movies with our friends Daniel and Hugh. They had a nice coffee afterwards and then decided to take Paige and the rest of Abrahams on a walk down on the floating walkway down town Brisbane. The kids had a great time. Their favorite part was when the boats went by and the walk way went up and down with the wakes.
This weekend Dan and Christian went on a great adventure down at Byron Bay New South Whales. They took off to get their partners in adventure (Daniel and Hugh Abrahams) at 5:30 in the morning. They spent a great day sea kayaking. Everyone agreed that this was very hard getting through the swells in the sea. Christian and Dan only dumped the kayak once on their last time coming into the shore. Afterwards they spent the rest of the day having some lunch and playing at the beach, a favorite pass time of everyone here. The day was absolutely beautiful....weather and bonding time. As usual Christian had only one criticism......he only wished he could have dived in the ocean a little bit more while he was kayaking....Dan wouldn't let him due to the recent SHARK ATTACKS at Byron Bay.
This weekend Dan and Christian went on a great adventure down at Byron Bay New South Whales. They took off to get their partners in adventure (Daniel and Hugh Abrahams) at 5:30 in the morning. They spent a great day sea kayaking. Everyone agreed that this was very hard getting through the swells in the sea. Christian and Dan only dumped the kayak once on their last time coming into the shore. Afterwards they spent the rest of the day having some lunch and playing at the beach, a favorite pass time of everyone here. The day was absolutely beautiful....weather and bonding time. As usual Christian had only one criticism......he only wished he could have dived in the ocean a little bit more while he was kayaking....Dan wouldn't let him due to the recent SHARK ATTACKS at Byron Bay.
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